Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Takeaways from fourth day of Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot hearings
By Richard Cowan and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fourth day of the hearings about the U.S. Congress on the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the Capitol by former President Donald Trump's suppo...
Jun 21, 2022
Louisiana governor signs law to stiffen penalties for abortion providers
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, a Democrat who opposes abortion, has signed legislation that would impose harsher criminal penalties on abortion providers if the U...
Jun 21, 2022
Big Tech bill advocates and critics keep pressure on U.S. lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of a U.S. bill aimed at reining in Big Tech platforms like Amazon.com and Alphabet's Google have flooded lawmakers with nearly 4,000 phone calls, while critics of the...
Jun 21, 2022
Biden nominates Arati Prabhakar as his top science adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Arati Prabhakar as the new White House science adviser, who would be the first woman of color and first immigrant to hold such a ro...
Jun 21, 2022
Fox News parent must face defamation lawsuit over election coverage
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A Delaware judge on Tuesday rejected a motion by the parent of Fox News Network to dismiss Dominion Voting Systems Inc's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit over the networ...
Jun 21, 2022
U.S. congressional leaders meeting on semiconductor chips bill Tuesday
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional leaders sought to forge a $52 billion bipartisan deal on Tuesday to subsidize U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and boost U.S. competitiven...
Jun 21, 2022
Explainer-What’s at stake in U.S. Supreme Court abortion case?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide in the coming weeks whether to dramatically curb abortion rights when it rules on a case from Mississippi, potentia...
Jun 21, 2022
Alabama Senate race tests Trump’s sway after endorsement flip-flop
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Donald Trump's sway with Republican voters faces a fresh test on Tuesday in Alabama, where congressman Mo Brooks will try to win the Republican U.S. Senate nomination even aft...
Jun 21, 2022
Analysis-Are high prices unpatriotic or as American as you can get?
By David Lawder and Heather Timmons WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's pointed criticism of oil and gas companies for earning massive profits as families suffer from high gasoline prices cha...
Jun 21, 2022
U.S. Congress’ Jan. 6 committee to zero in on pressure over Georgia election results
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday will focus on then-President Donald Trump's efforts to pre...
Jun 21, 2022
